Funding

Limited Submission: NSF Research Traineeship

SIUE Internal Competition Submission Deadlines

• Email Letter of Intent to Jill Laughlin jilaugh@siue.edu by October 1^st at 4:30PM.
• Should an internal Competition be required, you will receive a link via email to our Kuali Build System to upload your Pre-Submission Materia (single pdf in order indicated) by 4:30 on October 5^th by 4:30pm
• NSF Letter of Intent routed in Kuali Research on November 20th by 4:30pm
• NSF deadline for Letter of Intent by November 27^th by 5:00pm
• NSF Deadline for full proposal submission to agency (only two SIUE applicants allowed) by 5 p.m. on February 6, 2021.

About the Program

The NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) program is designed to encourage the development and implementation of bold, new, and potentially transformative models for STEM graduate education training. The NRT program seeks proposals that explore ways for graduate students in research-based master’s and doctoral degree programs to develop the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to pursue a range of STEM careers.

The program is dedicated to effective training of STEM graduate students in high priority interdisciplinary research areas, through the use of a comprehensive traineeship model that is innovative, evidence-based, and aligned with changing workforce and research needs. For FY2018, proposals are requested in any interdisciplinary research theme of national priority, with special emphasis on two high priority areas: (1) Harnessing the Data Revolution (HDR) and (2) Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Energy, and Water Systems (INFEWS). HDR is expected to continue as a priority research area for FY2019 and FY2020 competitions, along with a new priority area to be announced in 2018.

The NRT program addresses workforce development, emphasizing broad participation, and institutional capacity building needs in graduate education. Strategic collaborations with the private sector, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), government agencies, national laboratories, field stations, teaching and learning centers, informal science centers, and academic partners are encouraged. NRT especially welcomes proposals that will pair well with the efforts of NSF INCLUDES to develop STEM talent from all sectors and groups in our society. Collaborations are encouraged between NRT proposals and existing NSF INCLUDES projects, provided the collaboration strengthens both projects.

The NSF deadline for Letter of Intent submission is November 27^th.  As a limited program NSF allows each institution to submit only two (2) proposals. For SIUE nominees the full application is due to NSF on February 6, 2021.

The SIUE Internal Competition

In order to coordinate the selection of SIUE's two institutional proposals, the Office of Research and Projects asks interested faculty members to do the following. In the event only two faculty indicate interest no internal review process will occur.

• Email Letter of Intent to Jill Laughlin jilaugh@siue.edu no later than 4:30pm on October 1, 2020.
• You will be notified if an Internal Competition is required with a link to our application in Kuali Build to submit the following Pre-Proposal Documents by 4:30 p.m. on October 5th:
  • Narrative of 3-5 pages (following the NSF guidelines).
    • Subsections include: research and contribution; broader impact and intellectual merit; methods and work plan; competencies, skills and access; final product and dissemination.
  • Budget Justification outlining initial estimated budget amounts and fund use
  • 2-page, single-spaced curriculum vitae with the following sections containing information most pertinent to your proposed project: Current and Past Positions; Education; Awards and Honors; Publications; Other Relevant Professional Activities and Accomplishments

Internal submissions will be reviewed by an ad hoc committee of experts. Only two successful SIUE internal applicants will be invited to prepare and submit full proposals to the NSF by the 4th week of October for consideration.

*These must be submitted in a single pdf in the order indicated on application form. 

Full Submission to NSF

The two successful nominees will work with the SIUE Office of Research and Projects to:

• Submit a Letter of Intent to NSF including routing it in Kuali Research by November 27th
• Revise and prepare materials for the external grant submission to NSF. The applicant will revise materials according to the internal reviewers' suggestions.
• Applicants will work with ORP staff to successfully route the complete proposal in Kuali Research and submit to NSF by February 6, 2021.

For further information or questions regarding the competition, please contact Jill Laughlin, jilaugh@siue.edu.